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COVENANT UNIVERSITY

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

POSTGRADUATE CURRICULUM

2018

DEPARTMENT

OF

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers, Masters in Engineering (M.Eng), M.Phil/Ph.D

and Ph.D programmes with the following options:

Industrial and Production Engineering;

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering;

Thermo-fluid and Energy Systems; and

Mechatronics Engineering

1.0 PREAMBLE

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers Masters in Engineering (M.Eng), M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D

programmes with options in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials

Engineering, Thermo-fluid and Energy Systems and Mechatronics in an intellectually and academically

stimulating environment. Our programmes takes pride in the collegial student-faculty relationship it

provides and in its preparation of students for successful careers in industry, government and academia.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering started as a full-fledged Department in the 2005/2006

Academic Session with 6 postgraduate students and 6 academic staff (Full time and Adjunct) at

commencement in the College of Science and Technology of the University. Since the inception, the

department had graduated 16 PGD, 12 M.Eng and 9 PhD students till date. The department had undergone

NUC resource verification in 2009 for postgraduate programme and has been providing advanced

postgraduate education in the fields of Thermo fluid/Energy system, Metallurgical and Materials

Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has a functional Postgraduate Committee comprises of 9 –

Professors, 2 – Associate Professors, 4 – Senior Lecturers and 6 – Lecturer I. The Department of Mechanical

Engineering has a total number of 18 – M.Eng and 9- PhD students and 23 Faculty for Postgraduate

programme.

1.1 VISION OF THE PROGRAMME

The vision of the programme is to produce a total graduate empowered with the standards and practice of

Mechanical Engineering in the field and beyond who will fit properly into the African Industrial and

Manufacturing Sectors. The programme also plan and design, construct, operate and manage, or conduct

research and development on engineering systems. These systems include design, fabrication and

constructions, buildings services, interpretation of designs, deployment of plans, experimental design and

analysis and protection of man and his environment.

1.2 MISSION OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of the programme is to prepare our students for leadership roles in the mechanical engineering

profession by:

i. offering a quality education by fostering a distinctive curriculum and accentuating design and

project-based learning;

ii. committing to individual development while emphasizing the values of teamwork in a culturally

diverse and multidisciplinary environment; and

iii. encouraging graduate research and nurturing creative solutions to complex engineering problems.

iv. teaching modern Mechanical Engineering using trendy resources viz-a-viz man power, machines

and information and communication technology (ICT). The main focus is to harness all available

resources to achieve food security through design/development of tropical machines for processing

and the development of technology aimed at boosting energy.

1.3 PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMME

The Philosophy of the programme is to nurture post graduates students by leveraging on sound foundational

training and skills in mechanical engineering in order to become globally relevant in the industrial and

academic domains. The programme is also committed to marry theory with practical effectively and hence

produce graduates who will be empowered to strengthen the weak or virtually non-existent manufacturing

base of the Africans and change the status of our industries from being “packaging’ to `manufacturing’;

Producing highly creative and innovative post graduates that are competent enough to be self-employed in

the field of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Thermo-

fluid and Energy Systems and Mechatronics and its allied disciplines, or in the least be immediately

employable.

1.4 AIM OF THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

The aim of the programme is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a professional

career or doctoral studies. This is done through course work providing depth in one area of specialization

and breadth in complementary areas. Areas of specialization range from automatic controls, energy

systems, design, thermal power plant, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and solid mechanics to Metallurgical

engineering.

1.5 OBJECTIVES OF THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Specifically, the objectives of the postgraduate programmes are to:

i. facilitate post graduates with good grasp of a broad spectrum of engineering principles and acquisition

of practical work experience;

ii. inculcate entrepreneurial, marketing and management skills in the post graduates and also engage

extensively in mechanical engineering research and development;

iii. train and produce post graduates who will be alert to the engineering needs of their environment and

be very willing and eager to meet these needs and will have the scientific and technical background for

successful careers in diverse organizations;

iv. train and produce men and women who are equipped with all necessary tools (theoretical, spiritual,

physical and intellectual) to design and manufacture machines and components for the benefit of their

environment and mankind in general.

v. provide post graduates student with knowledge and competitive skills to enhance their performance

and to enable them to assume broader responsibilities in the rapidly changing environment in the

context of the global and contemporary knowledge economy;

vi. develop manpower that will be motivated and equipped to successfully pursue careers in a wide range

of whether in engineering, or in other fields that would foster the attainment of the Vision 20:2020 and

the Sustainable Development Goals; and

vii. bring up post graduates of the program that will be leaders, and effective communicators, both in the

profession and in the community and will have a professional and ethical approach to their careers with

a strong awareness of the social contexts in which they work.

Table 1: LIST OF ACADEMIC STAFF FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

S/N NAME AREA OF

SPECIALIZATION DISCIPLINE QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION

1 Prof. S. O. Oyedepo Thermo-Fluid / Energy

Systems

Mechanical

Engineering

B.Eng, M.Sc., Ph.D,

REng, MNSE Professor (HOD)

2 Prof. C. A. Loto Corrosion Science &

Engineering

Metallurgy/ Materials

Engineering

B.Sc, M.Sc., Ph.D.,

CENG, REng, MNSE Professor

3 Prof. A. O.

Inegbenebor

Metallurgical & Materials

Engineering


Engineering

M.Sc., Ph.D., COREN REG, MNSE, Inst.

Material (UK) Professor

4 Prof. F. A. Oyawale Industrial & Production

Engineering

Industrial &

Production

Engineering

BSIE, M.Sc, Ph.D,

MNSE, Reg Eng

COREN

Professor

5 Prof. C.A. Bolu Mechatronics Engineering Mechatronics

Engineering

BSc, M.Eng, PhD,

FNIIE, FNSE, FAEng Professor

6 Prof. O. O. Ajayi Energy System, Design and

Production Technology Mechanical

Engineering

B.Sc, M.Sc., Ph.D,

REng, MNSE Professor

7 Prof. J.O. Okeniyi

Ergonomics & Production,

Work Station Design and

Analysis

Industrial &

Production

Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, Ph.D,

COREN, MNSE Professor

8 Prof. O. S. Ohunakin Thermo Fluid & Energy

System

Mechanical

Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, Ph.D,


9 Prof. R.T. Loto Corrosion/Material

Engineering


Engineering

B. Tech, M.Sc, Ph.D,


10 Dr. O.S. Fayomi Material Development &

Characterization


Engineering

HND, B.Tech, M.Eng,

Ph.D, COREN, MNSE Senior Lecturer

11 Dr. O. A. Omotosho Corrosion Science &

Engineering


Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, COREN,

MNSE Senior Lecturer

12 Dr. O. Kilanko Design and Manufacturing Mechanical

Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, Ph.D,

COREN, MNSE Lecturer I

13 Dr. P. O. Babalola Internal Combustion

Engines/Renewable Energy

Mechanical

Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, Ph.D,


14 Dr. M. O. Udo

Production & Design,

Thermo-fluid in Material

options


Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, Ph.D,


15 Dr. R. O. Leramo Design and Manufacturing Mechanical

Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, PhD,


16 Dr. O.O. Joseph Corrosion and Structural

Integrity


Engineering

B.Sc, M.Eng, PhD,


17 Dr. S.A. Afolalu

Design &

Production/Applied

Mechanics

Mechanical

Engineering

B.Eng, M.Sc, PhD,


18 Dr. A.A Abioye

Modelling & Simultation of

Microstructures and

Furnace Environment


Engineering

B.Sc, M.Sc, PhD,

COREN, MNSE Lecturer II

19 Dr. S. Ongbali

Production Performance &

Modelling of Time

Function Operations

Industrial &

Production

Engineering

B.Eng, M.Sc, PhD,

COREN Lecturer II

ADJUNCT LECTURERS

S/N NAME AREA OF

SPECIALIZATION

QUALIFICATI

ON DESIGNATION

COURSE(S)

TAUGHT

1 Prof. Chinonye Moses Strategic Management and

Entrepreneurship

B.Sc, MBA, M.Sc,

Ph.D

Professor

Entrepreneurial

Development Studies

(EDS)

2 Dr. Tuesday Owoeye Languages B.A, M.A, Ph.D Senior Lecturer Total Man Concept

(TMC)

VISITING LECTURERS

S/N NAME AREA OF

SPECIALIZATION QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION

COURSE(S)

TAUGHT

1 Prof. Esther T. Akinlabi Modern & Advanced

Manufacturing Processes

2 Prof. Idowu P. Popoola

3 Dr. Stephen A. Akinlabi

4 Prof. I.S. Dunmade Modelling & Engineering

Management

B.Eng., , M.Eng,

Ph.D, COREN,

MNSE

Professor

Production

Engineering, Project

Management &

Control Engineering

5 Prof. M.A Waheed Thermo- Fluids/Energy

Systems B.Eng, M.Eng, PhD,

MNSE, COREN Professor

Conductive Heat

Transfer, Energy

Optimization

Techniques

6 Dr. M.K Odunfa Thermo Fluids/ Energy

Systems B.Sc, M.Sc, PhD,

MNSE, COREN Senior Lecturer

Advanced Internal

Combustion Engine,

Advanced Fluid

Mechanics

2.0 ACADEMIC CONTENT

The criteria for admission into the Mechanical Engineering Postgraduate programmes are as follows:

Basic Requirements:

All candidates must have five Credit passes including English, Mathematics, Physic, and Chemistry

O’Level.

2.1 Admission Requirements:

a. Postgraduate Diploma, PGD

A graduate from a recognized University with at least a pass degree or a holder of a minimum of

upper Credits in the Higher National Diploma HND, from a recognized institution. Holders of the

HND at lower Units with a minimum of five (5) years post-qualification relevant experience may

be considered.

b. Master of Science (M.Eng) Mechanical Engineering

i. Admission is open to candidates with a first degree in Mechanical Engineering

(B.Sc/B.Eng Mechanical Engineering) with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division

from Covenant University, or any other university recognized by the Senate of Covenant

University;

ii. Candidates with third class degree of Mechanical Engineering from Covenant University

or any recognized University will be deemed eligible if such candidates have obtained an

additional PGD with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 in Computer Science from a recognized

university;

iii. Candidates with at least a lower credit in Higher National Diploma (HND) from a

recognized Polytechnic and a PGD from an approved University with a minimum CGPA

of 3.50 may be considered for admission; and

iv. In addition to the above qualifications, candidates shall be required to participate in a

postgraduate screening exercise.

c. M.Phil Mechanical Engineering

I. Admission is open to candidates with at least M.Sc Degree in Mechanical Engineering with

a minimum CGPA of 3.00.

II. In addition to the above qualifications, candidates shall be required to participate in a

postgraduate screening exercise.

d. M.Phil/Ph.D Mechanical Engineering

i. Admission is open to applicants who possess a M,Sc/M.Eng degree in Mechanical

Engineering or its equivalent with CGPA of 3.50 - 3.99 from Covenant University or any

other recognized university;

ii. Candidates with a M.Phil degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 in Mechanical

Engineering from Covenant University or any other recognized University is eligible and

can be considered for admission; and

iii. In addition to the above qualification requirements, candidates shall be required to

participate in a postgraduate screening exercise to qualify for admission.

e. Ph.D Mechanical Engineering by Coursework and Research

i. A candidate with academic Master’s degree (M.Sc/M.Eng) in Mechanical Engineering,

with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of not less than 4.00 on a 5-

point scale or weighted average of 60% from Covenant University or any recognized

university shall be eligible for admission into the Ph.D Mechanical Engineering

programme;

ii. Candidate who possesses M.Phil with a minimum CGPA of 4.00 on a 5-point scale or

weighted average of 60% in Mechanical Engineering from Covenant University or any

other recognized university is eligible for admission;

iii. In addition to the above qualification requirements, candidates shall be required to

participate in a postgraduate screening exercise to qualify for admission.

2.2 Duration of Programme

a. Master’s Degree Programme

i. Full-time: A minimum of three (3) semesters and a maximum of six (6) semesters

ii. Part-time: A minimum of four (4) semesters and a maximum of eight (8) semesters.

b. Master of Philosophy (M.Phil)

Full-time M.Phil Mechanical Engineering programme shall last for four (3) semesters only.

c. Master of Philosophy/Doctor of Philosophy (M.Phil/PhD)

Full-time: The duration of the programme shall be two (2)

semesters of course works and two (2) years of doctoral research provided the candidate

demonstrate ability to transfer into the Ph.D research. The candidates will be required to submit a

supervised research report at the end of the programme.

d. Ph.D Mechanical Engineering by Coursework and Research

Full-time Ph.D Mechanical Engineering degree programme shall last for a minimum of six (6)

Semesters and maximum of eight (8) semesters. This includes one (1) semester of coursework

and five (5) to seven (7) maximum semesters of research.

3.0 Staffing Requirements

Teachers of postgraduate courses, except the PGD, should normally be holders of a Ph.D, provided

that those who teach Ph.D courses are of the rank of at least Senior Lecturer.

3.1 Requirements for Student Supervision

Subject to individual University peculiarities, requirements for supervision of postgraduate

students shall be as follows:

a. At least one supervisor for each postgraduate student on the masters and the PGD and at least

two (2) for the Ph.D programme shall be appointed.

b. All lecturers qualified to teach postgraduate courses and who are not registered postgraduate

students shall be eligible to supervise PGD and Masters programmes. For the Ph.D,

supervisors must be of a rank not lower than senior lecturer and must not be registered

postgraduate students.

c. A supervisor shall guide a student in his/her studies and the department shall keep a record of

the candidate’s progress and submit a regular progress report through the Dean to the Board

of Postgraduate Studies.

d. A supervisor may be changed where and when necessary subject to the approval of the board

of Postgraduate Studies.

e. Where a student does part or all his required courses in another institution, the external

supervisor shall only be required to submit a written report on the candidate at the end of the

programme. Such a supervisor shall not normally be required to participate in the oral

examination of the candidate.

4.0 EXAMINATIONS

4.1 Course Work

a. For all postgraduate coursework, the minimum pass score shall be 50%; continuous

assessment shall constitute not less than 30% of the examination for each course;

b. Any student who fails in any course, shall repeat such a course; and

c. Any student whose Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) falls below 2.50 at the

end of 2 consecutive Semesters shall be required to withdraw from the programme.

The scoring and grading of courses shall be as follows:

Marks Letter Grades Grade Points

70 and above A 5

60 -69 B 4

50 -59 C 3

0 -49 F 0

4.2 Thesis or Dissertation

A panel of examiners shall be composed to orally assess a thesis or dissertation according

to individual University regulations, but the examination shall at least be guided by the

following:

a) Postgraduate Diploma Project Report: An external examiner shall read and grade the

report. The final grade for the project report shall be the average of the separate grades of

an internal assessment process and the external examiner’s assessment.

b) Master Thesis: The minimum composition of the examination panel shall comprise:

i. External Examiner;

ii. Head of Department;

i. Supervisor;

ii. Co-supervisor (if any); or at least one other member of the Department (if no co-

supervisor); and.

iii. One member appointed by the Postgraduate School.

Note that all master’s degree programmes shall be subject to external examination and

moderation.

c) Ph.D Thesis: The minimum composition of the examination panel shall comprise:

i. External Examiner;

ii. Head of Department who must be a Ph.D holder;

iii. Supervisor;

iv. Co-supervisor;

v. One other member of the Department who is not below the rank of a Senior

lecturer or an academic staff from a related Department within the Faculty

who must be a Ph.D holder; and

vi. A representative of the Board of the School of Postgraduate (PG) Studies.

4.3 Graduation

For the PG programmes, classification of certificates shall be based on the following:

CGPA 4.50 - 5.00 -------------- Distinction

3.50 - 4.49 -------------- Upper Credit

2.50 - 3.49 -------------- Lower Credit

1.50 - 2.49 -------------- Pass

5.0 GENERAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Courses specified for engineering disciplines are just suggestions of common courses in

the various fields of engineering. Each Department (or University) offering listed

programmes is free to add as many optional or required courses as it deems fit.

5.1 M.Sc/M.Eng./M.Tech. Requirements

A total of 48 Units comprising 41 Units of Coursework, 1 unit of Seminar and 6 Units of

Research.

5.2 M.Phil. Requirements

A minimum of 36 Units comprising 24 Units of Coursework, 3 unit of Seminar and 9 Units

of Research.

5.3 Ph.D Requirements

For Ph.D programmes, candidates shall be required to have taken the core/compulsory

courses prescribed for the M.Sc./M.Eng. as prerequisites. This is in addition to the

minimum 21 units which include research and seminars prescribed for the Ph.D.

Table 2: Showing Graduation Requirements

Level Core

Courses

University

Courses

Elective

Courses

Dissertation

/Thesis

Total

PGD

M.Eng 34 2 6 6 48

M.Phil 30 2 6 6 44

M.Phil/Ph.D 21 2 6 12 41

Ph.D 12 2 3 12 29

6.0 COURSE STRUCTURE

Table 3: M.Eng. Programme Year 1 by Semesters. M.Eng. (Industrial and Production Engineering Option) (1st Year)

ALPHA SEMESTER OMEGA SEMESTER

Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code

Course Title Status Units Pre-

Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE811 Advanced Numerical

Analysis

C 3 MCE812 Advanced Statistical Methods

for Engineers

C 3

MCE813 Production and Operations

management

C 3 MCE814 Engineering Economics

C 3

MCE815 Production

Engineering

C 3 MCE816 Quality Control and

Management

C 3

MCE827 Project Planning

and Control

C 3 MCE826 Queuing Theory

and Scheduling

C 3

CUR811 Research

Methodology

C 3 MCE804 Engineering

Colloquium (Seminar)

C 1

Sub Total 15 Sub Total 13 28

University

Courses

EDS811 Entrepreneurial

Development Studies

U 1

TMC811 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2 2

Total 17 Total 13 30

Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation

Area of Specialisation Option (Option 1)

Select (3 Units) from Electives



MCE

817

Fracture Control

for Design

E 3 MCE848 Mathematical

Programming

E 3

MCE818 Fatigue E 3 MCE828 Reliability Engineering

E 3

MCE826 Queuing Theory

and Scheduling

E 3 MCE837 Facility Engineering E 3



Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation





MCE829 Supply Chain

Management and

Logistics

E 3 MCE840 Management of

Innovation &

Engineering Management

E 3

MCE836 Decision

Analysis

E 3 MCE838 Value Engineering E 3

MCE835 Production Scheduling

E 3 MCE801 Materials Selection E 3



NB:

*C – Compulsory Courses

*E – Elective Courses

*CC – Course Code

*Area of specialisation here captures three (3) different areas

*NUC BMAS must be followed strictly in crafting out the Compulsory and Elective Courses

Table 4: M.Eng. Year 2 by Semesters

M.Eng. (Industrial and Production Engineering Option)


Compulsor

y Courses

Course

Code


Requisite

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE800 Research/Project

Dissertation

Begins

C MCE80

0

Research/Project

Dissertation

Continues

C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48

Table 5a. M.Phil (Direct) Year 1 by Semesters.

M.Phil Year 1 (Industrial and Production Engineering Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course Code

Course Title Status Units Pre- Requisite

Course Code


CUR911 Research

Methodology

C 3 MCE81

2

Advanced

Statistical

Methods for Engineers

C 3

MCE811 Advanced

Numerical Analysis

C 3 MCE81

4

Engineering

Economics

C 3

MCE813 Production and

Operations

management

C 3 MCE 82

5

Quality Assuran

ce

C 3

MCE815 Production

Engineering

C 3 MCE82

6

Queuing Theory

and Scheduling

C 3

MCE 819

Supply Chain Management and Lo

gistics

C 3 MCE 827

Decision Analysis

C 3

MCE905 Seminar1 in area of specialisation

C 3 MCE95

7

Seminar2 in area of specialisation

C 3


Elective

Course

MCE 917

Knowledge Modelling &

Management/Bus

iness Intelligence

E 3 MCE 916

Reliability Engineering

E 3



University

Courses


Development Studies IX

U 1

TMC911 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2

Total 21 21 42

Table 5b: M.Phil Year 2 by Semesters

M.Phil Year 2 (Industrial and Production Engineering Option)


Compulsor

y Courses

Course

Code


Requisite

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE90

0

Research/Project

Dissertation Begins

C MCE90

0

Research/Project

Dissertation Continues

C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48

Table 6:M.Phil/Ph.D Year 1 by Semesters.

M.Phil/Ph.D (Industrial and Production Engineering Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code

Course Title Status Unit

s

Pre-

Requisit

e

CUR911 Research Methodology

C 3 MCE 923 Computer Aided Design and

Manufacturing

C 3


Analysis

C 3 MCE914 Engineering Economics

C 3


Operations management

C 3 MCE 916 Reliability Engineeri

ng

C 3

MCE920 Advanced

Manufacturing

Technology

C 3 MCE932 Seminar I C 3

MCE903 Seminar in area

of specialisation

C 3 MCE934 Seminar II C 3


Elective

MCE926 Queuing Theory & Scheduling

E 3

MCE900

Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field

*Oral Defence (Viva)

C 12

MCE936 Decision

Analysis

E 3

MCE935 Production Scheduling

E 3


University

Courses


Development

Studies IX

U 1

TMC911 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2 2


Table 12:Ph.D Direct Year 1

Ph.D (Industrial and Production Engineering Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


s

Pre-

Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite

CUR911 Research Methodology C 3

MCE900

Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field


C 12 12


Analysis

C 3 MCE932 Seminar I 3


Operations

management

C 3 MCE934 Seminar II 3

MCE920 Advanced Manufacturing

Technology

C 3

MCE903 Seminar in area of specialisation

C 3

Sub Total 21 12 33

Elective

MCE 926 Queuing Theory & Scheduling

E 3

MCE 936 Decision Analysis E 3

MCE 935 Production Scheduling E 3

Sub Total 3 3

University

Courses


Development Studies

IX

U 1

TMC911 Total Man Concept U 1

Sub Total

Total 24 12 36

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Production/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Option (Masters, M.Phil./Ph.D and

Ph.D)

MCE 811/911: Advanced Numerical Analysis (3 units)

Interpolation, numerical integration, Non-linear equations, numerical solution of ordinary

and partial differentia; equations. Numerical analysis of matrices, including solution of

linear systems and eigen value/eigen vector calculations. Practical computational methods

emphasized and basic theory developed through simple models. Review of finite element

theory in linear static and dynamic analyses. Theory and element selection. Development

of computer programs for simple problems. Utilization of existing computer packages.

Application to mechanical engineering problems. Material and geometric non-linearity,

various formulation and solution methods, convergence. Fracture mechanics problems.

Non-linear transient conduction, convection, and radiation boundary conditions. Fluid

flow problems.

MCE 813/913: Production and Operations Management (3 Units)

Introduction. Location Selection and Plant Layout. Design of Manufacturing. Systems.

Factory Dynamics. Just-in-Time Production. Theory of Constraints. Demand Forecasting.

Inventory and Materials Management. Production Planning Models. Methods and

Measure. Operations Schedule. Advanced Topics.

MCE 814/914: Engineering Economics (3 Units)

Rationale: All engineering and management decisions have economic consequences, such

as profitability and risk. This course is aimed at providing the necessary background and

techniques for economic evaluation of decision alternatives. Topic such as time value of

money, depreciation and taxation, cost estimation and cost control, risk and uncertainty in

decision-making, and replacement analysis are included. Basic Concepts in Engineering

Economics. Economic Evaluation of Alternatives. Replacement Analysis. Accounting

Concepts. Depreciation and Taxation. Product Costing and Cost Estimation. Risk and

Uncertainty. Deterministic Capital Budgeting Models.

MCE 812/912: Advanced Statistical Methods for Engineers (3 Units) Introduction to probability and stochastic processes. Experimental Methods in Human

Factors

Research.Design of experiments in Human Factors research, with an emphasis on t

he use of statistical packages and data analysis tools. Topics covered will include

analysis of variance, nonparametric statistics, balanced and unbalanced block desi

gns (including Latin squares), confidence intervals, etc. Stress is

given to practical problems and the intuitive understanding of applied statistics.

MCE 816/916: Quality Control and Management (3 Units)

Rationale: To present quality as a strategic business weapon, and to detail the ways and

means of achieving it in an organization. The managerial aspects and statistical procedures

of quality control are treated in depth. Catalog Description: Quality System, Quality

Management System, Planning and Operations for Quality, Statistical Methods for Quality

Control.

MCE 817/917: Fracture Control for Design (3 Units)

Transition temperature, linear-elastic and elastic-plastic theory, experimental testing

methods, fracture-resistant design methodology, application to mechanical and structural

components.

MCE 818/918: Fatigue (3 Units)

Review of smooth-body fatigue: high-cycle; cumulative damage; cycle counting methods;

cracked-body fatigue theory; effects of load history and stress ratio; numerical crack-

growth prediction models; application to components and structures; crack detection

methods.

MCE 820/920: Advanced Manufacturing Technology (3 Units)

Basic metal removal processes. Introduction to the mechanics of the processes. Economics

of simple processes. Introduction to machine selection, flexibility, and automation.

Organization of manufacturing, process planning, group technology, facilities layout, and

production scheduling.

MCE 826/926: Queuing Theory and Stochastic Processes (3 Units)

Queuing Theory

A

course in queuing theory, emphasizing general methods in the study of Markovian

and non-

Markovian systems, tandem queues, networks of queues, priority and bulk queues.

Stochastic Processes

A course on the fundamentals of stochastic processes and their application to math

ematical models in operational research. Topics discussed will include a review of

probability theory, Poisson processes, renewal processes, Markov chains and other

advanced processes.

Emphasis on applications in inventory, queuing, reliability, repair and maintenance, etc.

MCE 827/927: Project Planning and Control (3 Units) Project organisation and definition of objectives. Collecting,

generating and analysis of project statistical data. Project task elements identification

and diagramming,

planning and progressing. Construction, fabrication or maintenance project scheduling

and evaluation using CPM and PERT techniques. Feasibility

studies to include technical and economic studies of projects. PRINCE2 techniques and

Project Management Institute approach, using the PMBOK.

MCE 828/928: Reliability Engineering (3 Units) The goal of the course is to introduce students to principles of reliability from a

practical point of view. The course covers principles of quality, principles of reliab

ility, reliability of systems, failure rate data and models, quality and reliability in d

esign and manufacturing, and reliability and availability in maintenance including co

st models.

Some other topics could be covered, depending on timing. Amoderate knowledge of prob

ability and statistics is a requirement.

MCE 829/929: Supply Chain Management and Logistics (3 Units) This course is to provide students with a framework for understanding the defining

supply chain systems while developing an understanding of the complexity, opport

unities, and pitfalls of management issues regarding these systems. Topicswill inclu

de inventory theories, transportation, postponement strategies, supply chain dynamic

s, value of information, supply chain flexibility, and risk management. We will focu

s on the analytical decision support tools (both models and applications) as wellas on the

organizational models thatsuccessfully allow companies to develop, implement and sustai

n supplier management and collaborative strategies.

MCE 830/930: Advanced Materials Engineering (3 Units) Tensile instability, crystallography, theory of dislocations, plasticity, hardening

mechanisms, creep and failure, electron microscopy, composite materials. Fundamentals

and techniques of optical and electron microscopy as applied to the determination of

physical, chemical and structural properties of materials behavior in practice.

MCE 831/931: Maintenance Engineering (3 Units) Determination of optimal maintenanceand replacement practices for components and capi

tal equipment; resources of manpower and machineryrequired for implementation of m

aintenance practices; and the use of mathematical models in the development of a

maintenance information system.

MCE 834/934: Quality Assurance (3 Units)

Awareness of the importance of quality has increased dramatically. Continuous quality i

mprovement is a key factor leading to company´s success and an enhanced compet

itive position. The course covers the following topics: Quality Assurance.

Introduction to quality engineering. Loss function. Quality standards: ISO 9000 and QS 9

000. TQM. Quality cost analysis.Process modeling and hypothesis testing. Statistical

process control for long and short production runs. Process capability analysis. Capability

indexes. Fitting

the distribution. Elements of the likelihood theory. Weibull analysis. Six sigma quality.

An overview of the quality standards in acceptance sampling.

MCE 835/935: Production Scheduling (3 Units)

This course takes a practical approach to scheduling problems and solution techniques,

motivating the different mathematical definitions of scheduling with real world scheduling

systems and problems. Topics covered include: job shop scheduling, timetabling, project

scheduling, and the variety of solution approaches including constraint programming, local

search, heuristics, and dispatch rules. Also covered will be information engineering aspects

of building scheduling systems for real world problems

MCE 836/936: Decision Analysis (3 Units)

The purpose of this course is to provide a working knowledge of methods of anal

ysis of problems and of decision making in the face of uncertainty. Topics include

decision trees, minimax and bayeses criterion, subjective probability assessment, mu

lti-

attribute utility approaches, goal programming, Analytic Hierarchy Process and the

psychology of decision making.

MCE 837/937: Facility Engineering (3 Units) Facility design functions and economics. Product and process engineering. Flow analysis

and design. Facility layout, using manual and computer routines, plant and machine

location from qualitative and quantitative consideration. Analytical methods. Packaging,

storage and material handling systems.

MCE 838/938: Value Engineering (3 Units) The concept of value, productivity, functionality, marketability and their mutual

relationship. Product and project analysis: identification of alternative components,

features and materials and their selection. Value systems design, analysis and evaluation.

The value engineering and analysis problem, level of value engineering. Solution

procedures to the value engineering problem. Value engineering and real-life applications.

Product, project and system cost estimate and reduction.

MCE 840/940: Management of Innovation & Engineering Management (3 Units) This course will provide students with the core concepts of innovation including: strategic

thinking, transformational change management, innovative enterprise design &

development and sustaining a culture of innovation. This seminar course will equip

students with the knowledge and the skills to manage innovation at strategic and

operational levels. The management of innovation is interdisciplinary and multi-functional,

requiring the international alignment of market forces, technological systems and

organizational change to improve the competitiveness and effectiveness of organizations

and society.

MCE 848/948: Mathematical Programming (3 Units)

LinearProgramming:

Formulation of linear programming problems, some applications. Simplex method, revis

ed simplex method, duality, dual simplex method. Parametric linear programming and po

st-optimality analysis. Transportation problems. Integer linear programming. Flows in

networks. General Level Course.

Integer Programming

Branch and bound, implicit enumeration, cutting planes, all integer tableau methods

, quadratic 0-1 algorithms, commercial software, Benders’

decomposition, Lagrangian relaxation, column generation, several practical applicatio

ns from the literature.

Dynamic Programming Introduction to dynamic Programming. Non-Linear Optimisation. This course will

consist of two parts.

Part 1: (Non-linear programming) Theory and applications of non-linear optimization.

Convex sets, convex and concave functions, Kuhn-Tucker conditions.

Duality in non-linear programming.

Computational methods for quadratic and convex programming.

Geometric programming.

Part 2: (Network Flow

Optimization) Graph models for networks, Network flow problems and solution alg

orithms, applications; maximum flow, shortest route,

assignment, and minimum cost flow problems.

MCE 849/949: Knowledge Modelling & Management/Business Intelligence (2 Units) Theme: Qualitative, symbolic representations of information and knowledge, presenta

tion and access to information. Types of knowledge: conceptual level (concepts,

relations, attributes, truth, uncertainty, meta, axioms), generic level (time, activity, state,

causality, space).

Representation methods: relational, object oriented & conceptual. Networks and

distributed representations. Access to information: Query Languages (SQL), Network

Services (ISO mail standards), KQML (Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language).

Interface technologies: X/Motif, windows.

Table 8: M.Eng. Programme Year 1 by Semesters - (Metallurgical and Materials

Engineering Option)

M.Eng. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Option) (1st Year)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE809 Advanced Chemical

Metallurgy

C 3 MCE802 Advanced Physical Metallurgy

C 3

MCE893 Phase Transformations

C 3 MCE894 Advanced Corrosion

Engineering

C 3

MCE895 Advanced

Materials processing

C 3 MCE896 Fracture and Failure

analysis

C 3

MCE897 Advanced

Mineral processing

C 3 MCE898 Advanced

Metallurgical Thermodynamics

C 3

CUR811 Research

Methodology


Colloquium

(Seminar)

C 1


University

Courses

EDS811 Entrepreneurial Development

Studies

U 1

TMC811 Total Man Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2 2


Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation





MCE 812

Advanced Composite

Materials

E 3 MCE

818

Thermodynamics and Kinetics in

Material Science

E 3

MCE

817

Surface

Engineering

E 3 MCE

816

Advanced Structure

and Properties of Materials

E 3

MCE

805

Powder

Metallurgy

E 3 MCE

802

Solidification

Processing

E 3



Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation





MCE

819

Biomaterials E 3 MCE

810

s Selection E 3

MCE

815

Advanced

Welding

Technology

E 3 MCE

808

Iron and Steel

Making

E 3

MCE

803

Dislocation

Theory

E 3 MCE

806

Fine Particles

Technology

E 3



Table 9: M.Eng Year 2 by Semesters

M.Eng (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Option) Year 2


Compulsor

y Courses

Course

Code


Requisite

Course

Code


Requisite


Dissertation

Begins

C MCE80

0

Research/Project

Dissertation

Continues

C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48


M.Phil Year 1 (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course Code

Course Title Status Units Pre- Requisit

e

Course Code


MCE809 Advanced

Chemical Metallurgy

C 3 MCE802 Advanced

Physical Metallurgy

C 3

MCE893 Phase

Transformations

C 3 MCE894 Advanced

Corrosion Engineering

C 3

MCE895 Advanced

Materials processing

C 3 MCE896 Fracture and

Failure analysis

C 3

MCE897 Advanced

Mineral

processing

C 3 MCE898 Advanced

Metallurgical

Thermodynamics

C 3

CUR811 Research

Methodology

C 3 MCE8008 Iron and Steel

Making

E 3

MCE Seminar1 in area of specialisation

C 3 MCE957 Seminar2 in area of specialisation

C 3


Elective

Course

MCE

905

Powder

Metallurgy

E 3 MCE 904 X-Ray

Crystallography

E 3



University

Courses


Studies IX

U 1

TMC911 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2

Total 21 21 42


M.Phil (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Option) Year 2


Compulsor

y Courses

Course

Code


Requisite

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE90

0

Research/Project

Dissertation

Begins

C MCE90

0

Research/Project

Dissertation

Continues

C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48


M.Phil/Ph.D (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisit

e

CUR911 Research Methodology

C 3 MCE918 Thermodynamics and Kinetics in

Material Science

C 3


Metallurgy

C 3 MCE916 Advanced Structure and Properties of

Materials

C 3

MCE993 Phase

Transformations

C 3 MCE910 Advanced Process

Metallurgy

C 3

MCE995 Advanced

Materials

processing





Elective

MCE 905 Powder

Metallurgy

E 3

MCE900

Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field


C 12

MCE997 Advanced

Mineral

processing

E 3

MCE999 Electronic Materials

E 3


University

Courses


Development

Studies IX

U 1

TMC911 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2 2



Ph.D (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


s

Pre-

Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite


MCE900

Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field


C 12 12


Metallurgy


MCE993 Phase Transformations C 3 MCE934 Seminar II 3

MCE995 Advanced Materials processing

C 3

MCE903 Seminar in area of

specialisation

C 3

Sub Total 21 12 33

Elective

MCE 905 Powder Metallurgy E 3

MCE897 Advanced Mineral

processing

E 3

MCE999 Electronic Materials E 3

Sub Total 3 3

University

Courses



U 1


Sub Total

Total 24 12 36

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Option (Masters, M.Phil./Ph.D and Ph.D)

MCE 802/902: Advanced Physical Metallurgy (3 Units) Description of metallurgical microstructures and their effect on physical properties such as

mechanical and magnetic properties; development of microstructures by phase transformations

and plastic deformation. Thermal stability of various microstructures. Nucleation phenomena;

growth kinetics; transformations. Advanced dislocation theory. Processing of metals and alloys:

casting rolling forging extrusion and others. Engineering stress and strain of metals: elastic

and plastic deformation of metals, poisson’s ratio, shear stress and strain, engineering stress-

strain diagram and interpretations, plane stress and strain, stress and strain transformation,

mohr’s Circle etc. phenomenon of plastic deformation of metals (studies will comprise

single and polycrystalline metals). Hardening mechanisms. Solid-solution strengthening of

metals. Recovery and recrystallization of plastically deformed metals.

MCE 804/904: X-Ray Crystallography (3 Units) Properties of X-Ray: Production, absorption, scattering; physics of diffraction and interpretation

thereof. Instrumentation and interpretation of diffraction patterus; the Laue, Debye-scherrer,

weissemberg and precission techniques. Experimental methods; analysis of noncrystalline

materials.

MCE 808/908: Transport Phenomena (3 Units) Fluid flow, heat and mass transport with applications to metallurgical processes. Dimensional

analysis, modeling and predication of process behaviour in industrial systems such as steelmaking,

continuous casting, vacuum degassing, heterogeneous processes and heat treatment.

MCE 809/909: Advanced Chemical Metallurgy (3 Units) Physical chemistry principles and application to chemical metallurgy with emphasis on kinetics

and mechanisms of important reactions in chemical metallurgy systems; recent advances in science

and technology of chemical metallurgy systems; recent advances in science and technology of

chemical metallurgy and their actual or potential application to metal recovery.

MCE 810/910: Advanced Process Metallurgy (3 Units) Study of integrated metallurgical systems involving the major unit processes of pyrometallurgy,

hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy. Extractive metallurgy of the more common metals such as

iron, copper, zinc, lead, tin, aluminum, as well as the less common ones such as titanium,

molybdenum, silver, gold, chromium and niobium. Refining processes including precipitation,

segregation, distillation, etc.

MCE 894/994: Advanced Corrosion Engineering (3 Units) Emphasis on corrosion damage and its underlying principles. The thermodynamics and

kinetics of electrochemical corrosion of metals and alloys. The eight forms of corrosion-

uniform attack, galvanic corrosion, pitting, intergranular, selective leaching, erosion

corrosion and stress corrosion are discussed extensively, together with their prevention

techniques. Materials selection for use in corrosive environments. Treatment of

environmental degradation of non-metals (Ceramics, silicate glasses, concrete, etc) and

polymers. Introduction and definition. Corrosion mechanisms. Environment impact on

metals: different types of environment and their interaction with metal. Forms of corrosion.

High temperature corrosion. Corrosion testing and evaluation. Corrosion prevention and

protection. Green Inhibitors. Adsorption studies and corrosion kinetics.

MCE 896/996: Fracture and Failure analysis (3 Units)

Advanced treatment of Hooke’s Law. Fracture of single and polycrystalline materials;

fracture mechanics, brittle and ductile fracture, fracture and fatigue characteristics.

Advanced mechanical testing – simulative and non-simulative tests. The dependent failure

of engineering materials. Non-destructive test (NDT). Lubrication, wear and metrology.

The course deals with fatigue and fatigue related fractures of materials, cyclic

deformation response in ductile materials including both single- and poly-crystals,

mechanisms of fatigue crack nucleation and propagation in ductile materials,

microstructural approach for fatigue mechanisms, principles of fracture mechanics

and its application in fatigue fracture, small cracks, effect of mean stress on materials

response under cyclic loading conditions, cyclic creep, and fatigue in brittle materials,

Tensile instability, crystallography, theory of dislocations, plasticity, hardening

mechanisms, creep and fracture.

MCE 897/997: Advanced Mineral Processing (3 Units) Analysis of mineral concentration operations with emphasis on the metallurgical,

economic and environmental aspects of the processes; surface chemistry (electrical double

layer, zeta potential, Gibb’s equation, chemisorption, etc), chemistry of flotation, flotation

of oxides, sulphides and silicates. Tailings disposal.

MCE 898/998: Advanced Metallurgical Thermodynamics (3 Units) Review of basic principles of thermodynamics, advanced treatment of the thermodynamics

properties of materials. Application of thermodynamics to the chemical behaviour of

elements, compounds and solutions; free energy-composition diagrams. Application of

thermodynamic principles to the development and use of phase diagrams.

MCE 899/999: Electronic Materials (3 Units) Materials and physics of aspects of semiconductor, optical and magnetic devices; energy

bandstructure, crystal structure, crystal defects and impurity effects, relationship of

material characteristics and physical properties; production of electronic materials and

devices; single crystal growth, epitaxy, metallization, iron implantation, lithography and

etching, characterization techniques; X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence.

MCE 820/920: Solidification Processing (3 Units) Principles of control of structure, properties and shape in processes involving liquid-solid

and vapour-solid transformation. Heat flow, fluid flow, solute redistribution, nucleation

and interface kinetics, thermodynamics of solidifications, processing and properties and

relationships. Applications in metal casting, Zone refining, rapid solidification technology

RST), and welding.

MCE 803/903: Dislocation Theory (3 Units) Basic concepts of dislocation; glide and climb, perfect/impact dislocation, stacking faults,

jogs. Stress around dislocation, pile-ups and cracks. Energy of dislocation and effect on

mechanical properties. Interactions in straight and loop dislocations; effect of dislocations;

effect of dislocations on thermal properties of crystals, the line tension of dislocations and

boundary condition problems. Application of dislocation theory to metallurgical processes

like work-hardening, strain ageing, creep etc.

MCE 805/905: Powder Metallurgy (3 Units) Powder metallurgy production techniques and their advantages, powder grading sizing

blending, compaction and sintering technology, heat treatment of components produced by

powder metallurgy technique; application of powder metallurgy in protection and repair of

worn and corroded components.

MCE 806/906: Fine Particles Technology (3 Units) Physical, chemical and engineering aspects of size reduction, communition theories,

determination of breakage and selection functions, fine particle characterization and

processing, filtration, thickening and classification, fluidization in extractive metallurgy

and slurry pipeline systems.

MCE 807/907: Flotation Theory and Practice (3 Units) Study of the relationship between surface properties and the flotation behaviour of metallic

and non-metallic minerals; types of collectors, frothers and modifiers, mechanism of

collection, flotation kinetics, commercial flotation equipment and industrial flowsheet;

auxiliary operations including dewatering, tailings disposal, materials handling, etc.

MCE 808/908: Iron and Steel Making (3 Units) Iron Ore benefication, agglomeration techniques, palletizing, balling, sintering,

briquetting; fluxes for iron and steel making; fuels for iron and steel making; analysis of

blast furnace and direct reduced iron technology; cast and wrought iron production;

refining of steel; open-hearth, converter, and electric arc processes; de-phosphorization and

desulphurization reactions, degasification; ferro-alloys and alloy steel production.

MCE 809/909: Hydrometallurgy (3 Units) Extraction of non-ferrous metals from ores, concentrates and secondary metals by wet

processes; thermodynamics, kinetics, electrochemical and mineralogical aspects of

leaching; practical leaching systems including bacterial aided ones; recovery of metal

values from leachates by chemical precipitation gaseous reduction, cementation, ion

exchange and solvent extraction.

MCE 810/910: Biomaterials (3 Units) Engineered materials in medical applications with an emphasis on material properties,

functionality, design, and material response in biological environment.

MCE 811/911: Advanced Biomaterials (3 Units)

Formation and structure-function relations of biological materials, the interaction of tissue-

synthetic biomaterials, advanced biomaterials design, biomimetic processing and current

progress in drug delivery systems and biomedical devices.

MCE 812/912: Advanced Composite Materials (3 Units) Understanding the properties and mechanical behaviour of composite materials. Emphasis

on analysis, design, and manufacturing. Covers basics for understanding composite

materials. Topics include introduction to composite materials, properties and forms of

constituent materials, consideration of composite behavior and failure modes,

characterization of material performance and testing, introduction to available

manufacturing techniques, laboratory demonstrations and case studies.

MCE 813/913: Biomimetic Materials (3 Units) A comprehensive study of the structure-function relation of biological hard tissues, and

their application to the design and processing of novel materials and devices.

MCE 814/914: Interfacial Phenomena (3 Units) Thermodynamics of interfaces (liquid/liquid, liquid/vapour, liquid/solid, solid/solid,

solid/vapour); interfacial free energy (surface tension measurements in liquids); structure

of solid surfaces and interfaces; kinetics of interfacial reactions, electrical double layer

theory, theory of flocculation, coagulation and dispersion of collordal suspensions;

applications in flotation, agglomeration, liquid surfactant membranes, emulsion and

foaming.

MCE 815/915: Advanced Welding Technology (3 Units) Study of processing variables in joining materials by welding, brazing and adhesive

banding. Theories and applications of arc, gas, resistance and solid state welding

processes. Modern methods of welding, examination of macro-and micro-structures of

welds and the heat affected zones (HAZ). Solidication mechanics, residual stress effects,

distortion control. Weldability criteria for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.

MCE 816/916: Advanced Structure and properties of materials (3 Units) Introduction to modern ceramic engineering. Quantitative treatment of oxides, nitrides,

silicates, borides, carbides, electro-ferroceramics, glass, polymers, biometrical and

composite materials. Physical, thermal, electrical, magnetic and optical properties.

Mechanical properties and their measurement. Time, temperatures and environmental

effects on properties. Applications.

MCE 817/917: Surface Engineering (3 Units)

Introduction and definition. Tribology: Mechanism of friction and wear, concepts and

theory of friction, classification of wear, testing, lubrication studies. Modification of metal

Surfaces: this comprises studies on surface engineering to change the surface metallurgy

and chemistry, and also to add surface coating. Design guidelines for surface engineering.

MCE 818/918: Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Material Science (3 Units)

Laws of classical and irreversible thermodynamics, phase equilibria, thermodynamic theo

ry of solutions, thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reaction, surface and interfacial

phenomena, stressed systems, diffusion, statistical thermodynamics of gases and condens

ed matter.

MCE 819/919: Materials selection (3 Units)

Material choice concepts, Material selection for production processes.

Fundamentals of engineering economics, manufacturing economics modeling methods,

and life-cycle environmental evaluation. Stiffness properties of metals. Some important

mechanical properties of metals and alloys. Value analysis. Materials for airframes.

Table 13: M.Eng. Programme Year 1 by Semesters - (Mechatronics Engineering Option)

M.Eng. I (Mechatronics Engineering Option) (1st Year)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite


Analysis

C 3 MCE878 Control Sensors and Actuators.

C 3

MCE877 Modeling of Mechatronic

Systems

C 3 MCE880 Mechatronics System

Instrumentation

C 3

MCE853 Experimental

Design and Analysis

C 3 MCE882 Introduction to

MEMS and VLSI, Micro-fabrication

C 3

MCE879 Introduction to

Sensors and

Actuators

C 3 MCE890 Signals & Systems C 3

CUR811 Research

Methodology


Colloquium

(Seminar)

C 1


University

Courses


Studies

U 1


U 1

Sub Total 2 2


Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation





MCE891 Automotive Mechatronics

E 3 MCE888 Embedded Systems E 3

MCE885 Automation &

Control Systems

E 3 MCE892 Mechatronics in

Rural Infrastructure

Development

E 3

MCE889 Digital System &

PLC

E 3 MCE884 Experimental

Method in

Mechanics

E 3



Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation





MCE887 Mechatronics

System Design

E 3 MCE886 Robotics

Engineering

E 3

MCE895 Artificial Neural

Network

E 3 MCE882 Intelligent Control E 3

MCE883 Intelligent

Robotic System

E 3 MCE840 Management of

Innovation &

Engineering Management

E 3



Table 14: M.Eng. (Mechatronics Engineering Option) Year 2 by Semesters

M.Eng. (Mechatronics Engineering Option)


Compulsor

y Courses

Course

Code


Requisite

Course

Code


Requisite


Dissertation Begins

C MCE800 Research/Proje

ct Dissertation Continues

C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48


M.Phil (Mechatronics Engineering Option)Year 1


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE811 Advanced

Numerical

Analysis

C 3 MCE879 Control Sensors

and Actuators.

C 3


Systems

C 3 MCE880 Mechatronics System

Instrumentation

C 3

MCE853 Experimental Design and

Analysis

C 3 MCE881 Introduction to MEMS and

VLSI, Micro-

fabrication

C 3

MCE878 Introduction to

Sensors and

Actuators

C 3 MCE890 Signals &

Systems

C 3

CUR811 Research

Methodology

C 3 MCE882 Intelligent

Control

E 3

MCE905 Seminar1 in area

of specialisation

C 3 MCE957 Seminar2 in area

of specialisation

C 3


Elective

Course

MCE887 Mechatronics

System Design

E 3 MCE886 Robotics

Engineering

E 3



University

Courses


Development

Studies IX

U 1

TMC911 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2

Total 21 21 42


M.Phil. (Mechatronics Engineering Option)


Compulsor

y Courses

Course

Code


Requisite

Course

Code


Requisite


Dissertation Begins

C MCE900 Research/Project


C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48


M.Phil/Ph.D : Mechatronics Engineering Option


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisit

e


Analysis

C 3 MCE988 Embedded Systems C 3


Systems

C 3 MCE992 Mechatronics in Rural Infrastructure

Development

C 3

CUR911 Research

Methodology

C 3 MCE982 Introduction to

MEMS and VLSI, Micro-fabrication

C 3

MCE903 Seminar in area

of specialization



Analysis



Elective

MCE987 Mechatronics System Design

E 3

MCE900

Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field


C 12

MCE983 Intelligent Robotic System

E 3

MCE989 Digital Systems

& PLC

E 3


University

Courses



U 1

TMC911 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2 2



Ph.D: Mechatronics Engineering Option


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE911 Advanced Numerical Analysis

C 3

MCE900

Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field

*Oral Defence

(Viva)

C 12 12

MCE977 Modeling of

Mechatronic Systems

C 3 MCE932 Seminar I C

CUR911 Research Methodology C 3 MCE933 Seminar II C

Seminar in area of

specialization

C 3


Analysis

C 3

Sub Total 21 12 33

Elective

MCE987 Mechatronics System Design

E 3

MCE 883 Intelligent Robotic

System

E 3

MCE989 Digital Systems &

PLC

E 3

Sub Total 3 3

University

Courses



U 1


Sub Total

Total 24 12 36

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Mechatronics Option (Masters, M.Phil./Ph.D and Ph.D)

MCE 877/977: Modeling of Mechatronics Systems (3 Units)

Modeling of mechanical, electrical, fluid elements and mixed mechatronic systems. Signal

processing, signal conditioning. Sensors, data acquisition systems, actuators.

Undergraduate courses in Circuit theory and electronics will be encouraged for those who

don’t have that background.

MCE 878/978: Introduction to Sensors and Actuators (3 Units)

Measurement of motion, stress, force, torque, temperature, flow and pressure; Principles

of sensors and signal conditioning methods; selection and sizing of actuators.

MCE 879/979: Control Sensors and Actuators (3 Units)

Review of control, instrumentation and design. Performance specification of control

components, component matching, error analysis. Operating principles, analysis,

modeling, design considerations of control sensors and actuators such as analog sensors

for motion measurement, digital transducers, stepper motors, DC motors, induction motors,

synchronous motors, and hydraulic actuators. Control techniques pertaining to actuators.

Applications.

MCE 880/980: Mechatronics System Instrumentation (3 Units)

Architecture of mechatronics devices; integration of mechanical, electronics, sensors,

actuators, computer and real time software systems; PLC and PC based systems; discrete

and continuous automation system design.

MCE 881/981: Introduction to MEMS and VLSI, Micro-fabrication (3 Units)

Fundamentals of MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems). Micro-fabrication of MEMS

with solid-state technology. LIGA and micro injection molding. Physics of MEMS.

Operational principles of various MEMS devices. Micro-fabrication of MEMS: solid-state

technology and other micromachining techniques Engineering principles of various

MEMS devices. Fundamentals of VLSI, Micro-fabrication

MCE 882/982: Intelligent Control (3 Units)

Review of traditional control techniques and comparison with intelligent control; methods

of representing and processing knowledge; conventional sets and crisp logic; fuzzy logic

control; hierarchical fuzzy control; control system turning; industrial applications.

MCE 883/983: Intelligent Robotic Systems (3 Units)

System components and organization. Modeling and advanced and control techniques.

Vision, tactile, laser and proximity sensing. Task planning, part technique planning,

planning with uncertainty. Robot learning. Online application collision avoidance, object

interception, robotic assembly. Students will be required to present a research seminar.

MCE 884/984: Experimental Methods in Mechanics (3 Units)

Operating principles of transducers for measuring typical quantities; the construction of

transducers and factors controlling their measurement accuracy; electronic signal

conditioning equipment and computerize data acquisition system.

Table 19: M Eng Programme Year 1 by Semesters - (Thermo-Fluids and Energy Systems

Option)

M.Eng (Thermo-Fluids and Energy Systems Option) 1st Year


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite


Analysis

C 3 MCE850 Advanced Thermodynamics

C 3

MCE851 Advanced Fluid Mechanics

C 3 MCE852 Advanced Computational

Methods

C 3

MCE853 Experimental

Design and Analysis

C 3 MCE864 Renewable Energy

Systems

C 3

MCE855 Conduction Heat

Transfer

C 3 MCE868 Advance Energy

Conversion and Management

C 3

CUR811 Research

Methodology


Colloquium

(Seminar)

C 1


University

Courses


Studies

U 1


U 1

Sub Total 2 2


Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation





MCE857 Materials for Clean Energy

Technologies

E 3 MCE871 Advanced Power Plant Engineering

E 3

MCE865 Energy and

Environmental Economics

E 3 MCE872 Convection Heat

Transfer

E 3

MCE867 Energy Planning

and Auditing

E 3 MCE876 Gas Dynamics E 3



Electives:

One elective

in the area of

specialisation





MCE871 Advanced

Nanotechnology

in Alternate Energy Systems

E 3 MCE856 Radiation Heat

Transfer

E 3

MCE860 Advanced

Internal

Combustion Engines

E 3 MCE870 Advanced Energy

Conversion Systems

E 3

MCE874 Energy

Optimization Techniques

E 3 MCE869 Advanced Building

Services

E 3



Table 20: M.Eng Year 2 by Semesters

M.Eng. (Thermo-Fluids and Energy Systems Option) Year 2


Compulsor

y Courses

Course Code


Course Code



Dissertation Begins

C MCE800 Research/Project


C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48


M.Phil Year 1(Thermo-Fluids and Energy Systems Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE811 Advanced

Numerical

Analysis

C 3 MCE850 Advanced

Thermodynamic

s

C 3



Methods

C 3

MCE853 Experimental Design and

Analysis

C 3 MCE864 Renewable Energy Systems

C 3

MCE855 Convection Heat Transfer

C 3 MCE868 Advance Energy Conversion and

Management

C 3

CUR811 Research

Methodology

C 3 MCE870 Advanced

Energy

Conversion

Systems

E 3

MCE905 Seminar1 in area of specialisation

C 3 MCE957 Seminar2 in area of specialisation

C 3


Elective

Course

MCE871 Advanced

Nanotechnology in Alternate

Energy Systems

E 3 MCE856 Radiation Heat

Transfer

E 3



University

Courses


Studies IX

U 1


U 1

Sub Total 2

Total 21 21 42


M.Phil. (Thermo-Fluids and Energy Systems Option)


Compulsor

y Courses

Course Code


Course Code



Dissertation

Begins

C MCE900 Research/Projec

t Dissertation

Continues

C 6

TOTAL TOTAL 6 6

TOTAL 48


M.Phil/Ph.D (Thermo-Fluids and Energy Systems Option)


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


s

Pre-

Requisit

e


Analysis

C 3 MCE950 Advanced Thermodynamics

C 3



Methods

C 3

MCE953 Experimental

Design and Analysis

C 3 MCE964 Renewable Energy

Systems

C 3

CUR911 Research

Methodology





Elective

MCE967 Energy Planning

and Auditing

E 3

MCE900

Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field


C 12

MCE955 Convection Heat

Transfer

E 3

MCE966 Conductive Heat

Transfer

E 3


University

Courses


Studies IX

U 1

TMC911 Total Man

Concept

U 1

Sub Total 2 2



Ph.D: Thermofluids and Energy Systems Option


Compulsory

Courses

Course

Code


Requisit

e

Course

Code


Requisite

MCE911

Advanced Numerical

Analysis

C

3

MCE900 Thesis:

*College Proposal

*College Post-Field


C 12 12

MCE964 Renewable Energy

Systems


MCE953 Experimental Design

and Analysis

C 3 MCE934 Seminar II 3


Seminar in area of

specialization

C 3

Sub Total 21 12 33

Elective

MCE967 Energy Planning and

Auditing

E 3

MCE955 Convection Heat

Transfer

E 3

MCE966 Conductive Heat Transfer

E 3

Sub Total 3 3

University

Courses


Development Studies

IX

U 1


Sub Total

Total 24 12 36

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Thermo-Fluids and Energy Option (Masters, M.Phil./Ph.D and Ph.D)

MCE 850/950: Advanced Thermodynamics (3 Units)

First and second laws of thermodynamics, equilibrium (principles and criteria for

equilibrium, chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium), enthalpy, entropy and availability,

one and two dimensional systems, Maxwell relations, principles of open and closed system,

ideal and real gases, phase rule, equation of state and thermodynamic potentials, dilute gas

properties, chemical reaction and heat of formation, combustion processes, third law of

thermodynamics, kinetic theory, statistical thermodynamics (Boltzman and quantum).

Introduction to statistical mechanics.

MCE 851/951: Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3 Units)

Governing equations; viscous incompressible flow, incompressible potential flow;

incompressible boundary layers, stability and turbulence; compressible potential flow.

Concept of continuum, thermodynamic relationships, methods of describing fluid flow and

the kinematics of fluid flow, macroscopic properties of fluids, continuity equations.

Langragian and Eulerian specifications, forces, stress and strain relations, Navier-Stokes

equations and their solutions, inviscid compressible and incompressible flows, viscous

compressible and incompressible flows, boundary conditions, flow through different

channels, steady viscous incompressible pipe flow, creeping motion.

MCE 852/952: Advanced Computational Methods (3 Units)

Selected advanced topics in CFD, typically chosen from: Finite volume methods on

curvilinear meshes and structured mesh generation. Finite volume methods on

unstructured meshes. Multigrid methods for elliptic PDE’s. Reynolds-averaged form of

the Navier-Stokes equations and turbulence modeling. Three-dimensional flows.

Compressible flows. Application of CFD to solving linear and non-linear partial

differential equation with practical examples, application in combustion modelling,

thermal analysis, laminar and turbulent flows, Finite difference etc.

MCE 853/954: Experimental Design and Analysis (3 Units)

Definitions of experiment, types of experiments, statistical design and analysis of

engineering experiments: Statistical Tools: The Concept of Random Variable, Probability,

Density Function, Cumulative Distribution Function, Sample and Population, Measures of

Central Tendency of a Population, Population mean, Population median, Population mode.

Measures of Central Tendency of a Sample (Sample mean, Sample median, Sample mode),

Measures of Variability of a Population, Measures of Variability of a Sample, The Concept

of Confidence Level, The Concept of Reliability, Degrees of Freedom, The Concept of

Ranking (Median ranks, Other ranks, Suspended items). Statistical Distributions: Normal

Distribution (The standardized normal variate, The cumulative distribution function, Log

Normal Distribution), The Weibull Distribution (Two-parameter (θ, b) Weibull function,

Three-parameter (θ, b, xo) Weibull function), Exponential Distribution, Binomial

Distribution, Hypergeometric Distribution, Poisson Distribution, Determination and

Application of Statistical Distributions. Experiments of Evaluation, Normal Distribution

(Estimate of the uniformity of a product, Estimate of the quality of a product, Estimate of

the population limits of a product), Weibull Distribution (Estimate of the uniformity of a

product, Estimate of the quality of a product), Binomial Distribution, The Outliers

(Modified three-sigma test, The Dixon method, The Grubbs method). Experiments Of

Comparison: Preliminary Approach (Normal distribution, Weibull distribution), Detailed

Approach (Absolute comparison of two products, Relative comparison of two products),

Accelerated Experiments, Factorial Experiments, Sequential Experiments, Nonparametric

Experiments, Fatigue Experiments, Analysis of Interference Data, Analysis of Systems,

Analysis of Laboratory and Field Data, Correlation, Regression, And Variation Analysis,

Renewal Analysis.

MCE 854/954: Fuel Cell Systems (3 Units)

Energy system architecture and electrochemical energy conversion; fuel cell

thermodynamics and electrochemistry; Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PMFCs)

and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCSs); hydrogen production, storage, and distribution.

MCE 855/955: Conduction Heat Transfer (3 Units)

Conduction: Derivation of heat conduction equation. Summary of basic 1D conduction. Fins

with variable cross-section. Multi-dimensional steady and unsteady problems in Cartesian and

Cylindrical coordinates. Semi-infinite solids. Duhamel’s Superposition Integral.

Solidification and Melting. Inverse heat conduction. Microscale heat transfer.

MCE 856/956: Radiation Heat Transfer (3 Units)

Monochromatic and goniometric surface properties. Energy exchange of grey, non-grey,

diffuse, directional, or specular surfaces, Absorption coefficient and radiation intensity in

gas radiation. Radiation between a gas and its enclosure. Radiation of luminous flames.

MCE 857/957: Materials for Clean Energy Technologies (3 Units)

Introduction to operation of gas turbines and fuel cells. Diffusion and migration in solids.

Fundamental basis of ionic, electronic, and mixed conductivity in fuel cell materials.

Thermal barrier coatings for gas turbines. Material constraints in wind turbines.

MCE 859/959: Combustion (3 Units)

Thermodynamics of combustion, stoichiometry, heat of formation and reaction.

Equilibrium composition and adiabatic flame temperature. Chemical kinetics of

combustion. Flames in premixed gases; laminar and turbulent flame propagation.

Diffusion flames, pollutant emissions and combustion in IC engines.

MCE 860/960: Advanced Internal Combustion Engines (3 Units)

Analysis of spark and compression ignition engines. Calculation of fuel economy, power

and emission. Practical considerations in engine design.

MCE 861/961: Theory of Ideal Fluids (3 Units)

Topics selected from the kinematics and dynamics of inviscid incompressible fluids in

steady and non-steady motion; two-dimensional and axisymmetric potential flows;

applications of conformal mapping; free streamline flows; vortex motions.

MCE 862/962: Low speed Aerodynamics (3 Units)

Circulation, vorticity and Kelvin’s Theorem. Potential flow theory and the Kutta-

Joukowski Law 2D Vortex Panel. Method Laminar and turbulent boundary layer

computations. Lifting line theory. Vortex Lattice Method. High lift devices. Total

airplane drag.

MCE 863/963: Experimental Fluid Mechanics (3 Units)

Modeling Test facilities. Wind tunnel force measurement. Theory of conventional and

modern manometry. Classical velocimetry. Hotwire anemometry. Theory and application

of laser Doppler velocimetry. Particle image velocimetry. Flow visualization techniques.

Thermometry.

MCE 864/964: Renewable Energy Systems (3 Units) Sources and types of renewable energies, the role of renewable energy sources (in

cluding advantages and possible disadvantages over conventional sources), global en

ergy consumption, solar energy resources, principles of solar- thermal and

photovoltaic (PV) energy systems, availability of solar energy resources in Nigeria

and globally, analysis of solar insolation and irradiation, wind energy resources, wind

energy technology environmental impacts of wind turbines, development of wind

energy for commercial purposes, assessment methods of wind energy resources for

power generation (e.g. use of Weibull, normal and log- normal, unimodal and bimodal,

Rayleigh, etc), geothermal resources, origin and types of geothermal energy, utilization

of geothermal energy for power generation, operational problems of geothermal

energy, wave and tidal power: meaning, availability, resource application, origin and

characteristics, utilization technologies, operation and management, hydropower

resources, availability in Nigeria, Small Hydro

Power (SHP) systems, environmental impacts of large hydro power systems, principle

of water recycling in hydro power systems, biomass energy and its application,

principle of its availability, utilization of biomass for power generation, biomass for

fuel production. Other renewable energy resources should be studied along the areas

mention above for each.

MCE 865/965: Energy and Environmental Economics (3 Units) Environmental impacts and regulations, Emission trading, International legislation on

emission, energy and sustainable development, global energy access, renewable energy

development in Africa, Europe, North and South America and Asia, geopolitics and energy

prices, energy subsidies, environmental impact assessments of conventional and renewable

energy sources, energy economics and green conservation, challenges of renewable energy

development in developing nations

MCE 867/967: Energy Planning and Auditing (3 Units)

Sources of energy waste in industrial and domestic sectors, Measurement of energ

y loss, Energy and equipment efficiency, measures of energy conversion, energy ma

nagement in industry, energy audit and audit report, building heating and cooling l

oads determination, ventilation and air-conditioning, ventilation and infiltration,

industrial buildings, industrial heating process (high and low temperature heating,

combustion efficiency). Group projects: the students will be required to choose practical

case studies and carry out energy audit and energy efficiency study on any particular

industry, commercial sector or residential building and come up with technical article

which will provide recommendations for adequate energy management

MCE 871/971: Advanced Nanotechnology in Alternate Energy Systems (3 Units)

The unique surface properties and the ability to surface engineer nanocrystalline st

ructures in devices renders nanocrystalline materials to be ideal candidates for use

in structural materials, corrosion coatings, and catalysts in energy conversion devices such

as electrolysers, energy storage media and fuel cells. These new devices are poised to have

major impacts on power generation utilities, the automotive sector, and society at large.

The differences in observed electrochemical behavior between amorphous, nano-

crystalline and polycrystalline solid materials will be discussed in terms of their surface

structure and surface chemistry. A group design project competition, sponsored by the

Ontario Centre of Excellence in Energy, allows students from various disciplines to work

together to formulate a proposal including technical, economic, and environmental

solutions to a problem.

MCE 872/972: Convection Heat Transfer (3 Units)

Governing equations for laminar and turbulent flow. Forced convection in internal and

external flow. Free, and combined free forced convection. Heat transfer at high velocities,

in rarefied gases and in two-phase flow. Mass Transfer.

MCE874/974 Energy Optimization Techniques (3 Units)

Modelling overview-levels of analysis, steps in model development, examples of models.

Quantitative Techniques: Interpolation-polynomial, Lagrangian. Curve-fitting, regression

analysis, solution of transcendental equations. Systems Simulation-information flow diagram,

solution of set of nonlinear algebraic equations, successive substitution, Newton Raphson.

Examples of energy systems simulation Optimisation : Objectives/constraints, problem

formulation. Unconstrained problems- Necessary & Sufficiency conditions. Constrained

Optimisation- Lagrange multipliers, constrained variations, Kuhn-Tucker conditions. Linear

Programming - Simplex tableau, pivoting, sensitivity analysis. Dynamic Programming. Search

Techniques- Univariate / Multivariate. Case studies of optimisation in Energy systems problems.

Dealing with uncertainty- probabilistic techniques. Trade-offs between capital & energy using

Pinch Analysis. Energy- Economy Models: Scenario Generation, Input Output Model. Numerical

solution of Differential equations- Overview, Convergence, Accuracy. Transient analysis-

application example.

MCE 875/975: Turbine Plant Performance (Wind, Gas & Steam Turbines) (3 Units)

Wind Turbines: Types and their specific advantages, basic components of wind tur

bines and their underlining principles, Design and analysis of wind turbines, effect of

turbulence, Betz law, capacity factor, the power curve, Gas Turbines: Principle of operation

of the gas turbine power plants, basic components and their underlining principles, Design

and analysis of gas turbines, optimization of gas turbines, performance evaluation,

regeneration, reheat and inter-cooling, Steam Turbines: Principle operation of the steam

turbine power plants, basic components and their underlining principles, Design and

analysis of steam turbines, performance evaluation, fed trams optimization, reheat cycles.

MCE 876/976: Gas Dynamics (3 Units)

Introduction, One dimensional flow basics, Normal shock waves, Flow with heat addition

– Rayleigh flow, Flow with Friction – Fanno Flow, Quasi One dimensional Flows, Oblique

shock waves, Prandtl Meyer Flow.

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